Rashi Kesarwani claims victory in race for Berkeley’s District 1 City Council seat

Rashi Kesarwani, who works as a finance manager for San Francisco’s Human Services Agency, said Nov. 12 that she is declaring victory in the race for the District 1 seat on the Berkeley City Council that Linda Maio has held for 25 years.

In ranked-choice results in the four-candidate race that were updated Nov. 11, Kesarwani had 55 percent of the vote and engineer and Rent Stabilization Board commissioner Igor Tregub was second with 45 percent.